THREW (ON) Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

threw (on)

verb

Definition of threw (on)

past tense of throw (on)

as in slipped (on or into)

to place on one's person threw on a sweater and headed outside

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Toward the end of a long, fruitless pitch meeting with a gaggle of writer-animators, Nickelodeon executive Mary Harrington put on Bartlett’s show reel.

— Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The Empress is putting on her royal dress for the final time.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of put on

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Robin Williams wore it as the unorthodox poetry teacher in Dead Poets Society; Donald Sutherland donned his own wide-wale version as the burnout professor in Animal House.

— John Vorwald, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
Jennifer Coolidge, who played the ambitious and brassy realtor who donned pastel-colored power suits, is back for the second season.

— Peter White, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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At the meeting, Maitland Mayor John Lowndes, a Democrat who is running against Brodeur for the state Senate seat, spoke out against Dorworth’s assertion that the county’s development process was rigged in favor of preserving the rural boundary.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Smith said in his report that the president repeatedly told his supporters that the 2020 election had been stolen and was rigged against him.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of rigged

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